Hernial truss.



No. 737,155. PA TENTED AUG. 25, 1903.

J. N; SCHIFPER.

HBRNIAL TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1908.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented August 25, 1903.

PAT NT OFFICE.

HERNIAL TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 737,155, dated August 25, 1903. Application filed April 27, 1903. '$erial No.154 450. (No model.)

To. all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN N. SCHIFFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Turtlecreek, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trusses, of which improvement the following is a specification.

My invention relates to surgical appliances; and its object is to provide an improved form of hernia-truss which shall be of low cost, great simplicity, and broad utility.

My invention consists of certain novel combinations of parts and construction of details hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings like characters refer to the same parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my truss as used for double hernia. Fig.2 is a side view of my hernia-pad. Fig. 3 is an end View of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view of my button-flap.

The numerals 1 indicate the belt portions of my device, which I make of two or more parallel strands of flexible but" stiff wire. A

."cover may be placed over this belt, if desired,

and in that case for cleanliness I prefer to make it of loose flannel or the like. A flexible hinge-piece 2 is secured to the ends of these wires by any desired means, as shown at 3, where sewing to the outer part of the hinge-piece is indicated. Expanded ends 4: are provided on the parts 1 to enable this attachment to be more readily accomplished. Eyes 5 are formed at the ends of the belt, as shown in Fig. 1. A pad 6, formed of any desired material, is removably attached to the portions 1 at the eyes by means of a button 7, provided with a shank so formed as to allow the pad a considerable amount'of play. The pad 6 is formed in such shape as to accuratelyrepresent the tip of a persons finger, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. I thus obtain the exact efiect that is given by digital pressure, which is well understood to be that which is best adapted for the purpose of reducing a hernia. It will be seen from-an inspection of the drawings that the pressure of this pad may be placed at any desired angle and be of the case.

The ends of the portions'l may be held together by a buttonhole -strip 8. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 5.)

The operation of my device is very simple, it being applied in the usual manner; but by reason of the flexible but stiff wire belt the wearer is enabled to adjust it to any desired tension.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A truss made up of two body engaging pieces of wire which are bent upon themselves with a loop at each end thereof, a flexible pad secured to a loop of each wire, hernia-pads, each having an integral button in the concaved portion thereof, the heads of said buttons being elongated and running longitudinally of the length of said concaved pads, the loops at the free ends of the Wires being in a plane parallel to the planes in which the shank portions of the wires are disposed and engaging said buttons, and a strap having buttonholes designed to engage the buttons, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

JOHN N, SCHIFFER.

I In presence of F. O. HENZI, H. J. LEVIS. 

